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least, their wise leaders use them-with
malice aforethought. They are not led
into them by wild enthusiasm. There's
method in their madress." They have set
themselves to reach the lowest stratum of
human life. and they use the tools best
adapted to their work.
Mrs. Claf1in speaks of their songs as
abominable from literary and disgusting
from an aesthetic standpoint. Yet those
songs are made to reach men and women
who sing ribald songs today; can we i'm.
apine them elevated tomorrow to Cardinal
Newman's or even to Charles Wesley's
HYMNS? The drum catches their ear more
quickly than an organ, and holds 1t longer.
If by any means one human being Is made
better. ought we not to hail that means as
another force in our social economics, an
other manifestation of that Power which
"worketh in us to will and to do?" Sure
". the world is not approaching the mil
lenium so rapidly that we can afford to set
aside any possible agency that may hasten
its advance.
I have spoken of the work in England,
because know of it more fully there than
elsewhere. bnt it is carrying on the same
work in other countries. France and Aus
tralia have their rescue homes and their
| training schools. In Australia govern
ment appropriation has been made for the
| Army's Prison. Rescue brigade. Sweden
has its Training home and its prison work.
With us the Army has not yet done Its
best work. English METHODS do not thrive
we'll ON American soil. Either our lowest
are not low enough, or else they have too
much pride to admit of their placing them
selves within the reach of the army. loo
much spread eagleism has crept in among
the workera. They are doing good, be.
lieye. in many individual cases; and yet, II
Mrs. Claflin knows the Army only from
the workings of some American corps, l
cannot wonder at her prejudice. May l
suggest that she ought not thus alone 10
know it?
Mrs. Clafiin advises any one VINO oeiieves
that Darwin says man IS descendeu iIom :,
monkey to purchase the Descent Q! Man
and Fl d out what Darwin really dld say:
May advise any one preJudlced aga,1s!
the Salvation Army to read It's WORKS. No'
the "Song Sheet" and American war,
Cry" alone, but the works OF Generai anu
Mrs. Booth, the "War Reports" publlshestd
yearly: the works of Commissioner Rail-
ton, "A Cradle of Empire, and Drum
TABS" by E. r. s.; also the monthly
magazine, All the World. which Is DILL
iantly edited by aVassar College graduate
Their persual cannot fail to convince ont
that the Army has "brains" in Its ranks
It will convince every honest person, as
convinced me, that in Gods work w
should call nothing common or unclean.
KATHERINE LENT STEVENSON.
i Newton, Mass.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
NO SALOONS IN WICHITA.

Col. M. NJ. Murdoch, editor OF the
Wichita EAGLE, was in the city yesterday,
and when questioned by Capital reporter
concerning the story that saloons are run
ming in Wichita, replied that there was no
more truth in the story than that which Is
circulated to the effect that Wichita
"boom" is busted. He denies emphatically
that there are any saloons in Wichita, and
says there have been none for two or three e
wears. He admits that there may be halt
dozen "joints" where liquor is sold on the
sly. but these have been thinned out. Col:
Murdoch says that Attorney General
Bradford will be given cordial reception
ON the occasion of his visit to Wichita, and
he will find that Wichita is law abiding
CITY and has no saloons.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
A MUTnATED SPEECH.

Several papers in this state have done
Senator Ingalls, gross injustice by publish
ing what purports to be speech delivered
by him at Abilene, on the suffrage ques-
ton. the publication comprising only the
first norton of the speech in question,
chopped off short in the middle. AS re-
suit of this Authorization Senator ingalls,
is made to declare, without qualification or
explanation, that negro suffrage in this
country has beeL an absolute and unqual1-
fed failure" These words are correctly
quoted, but Immediately following them
the senator explained the reasons OF such a
declaration, viz, that the south
had obtained thirty representatives
in lao congress and thirty votes
in the electoral college, based on the colored
votes of that section, and had then pro
ceeded to suppress this vote by force OF
fraud. The south had thus frauduiently
acquired large power in the national gov
eminent based on vote which was MOI
permitted to be cast, or If cast, was mol
THE Emporia Republican. Kansas City
journal, Wichita EAGLE, and other papers
that have published the senator's speech SC
mutilated, should either publish the con
Guiding portion of it, or make an explaDa-
ton which will give their readers fan
understanding of what was said.-Atchlsor
Champion.
The Kansas City Journal is probably re
sponsible. It was the only paper, 1t ap
pears, which had a reporter on the ground
and the first one to come west with wha'
purported to be report of the speech; Ii
the Journal there was nothing to indicate
that the address as published was not com
plete, and consequently all papers tina
copied from the Journal fell into the same
error. The Republican, however, discov
cred the mistake on the following day. ant
in the next issue printed the remainder O
the speech. 1t must be admitted tina
Senator Ingalls, explanation, as given Il
the concluding portion, materially alter
the impression created by the final sentenc
of the first installment The speech coul'
not have been divided at a more unfortu
nate point Emporia Republican.
No need of any explanation. The grea
majority of people understand that any
thing given on the authority of a kansa
City newspaper reporter is not to be take
for gospel truth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
TIE COMMANDMENT OF WICHITA.

There has perhaps never been any thriv-
Ing young city in this or any other coun-
~, before the present time that has re-
ceived such concentrated fire from allied
opposing forces as has this city in the las
three months. Powerful newspapers all
over the country have deliberately leveled
their batteries at Wichita and belched
thundsrs at the busy, pious, devoted city OF
the southwest. Their shot and shell have
attracted only brief attention from the
busy, driving throng upon our streets as
they screamed through the air, or fell
harmless to the ground from our impene-
trable Notifications The assaults are not
In many cases unprovoked and deserving
the contempt of a brave, generous
people. It's defensive warfare in many
cases of commercial centers battling for
the autonomy of what they consider their
territory against the aggressive encroach-
ments of the Peerless Princess. The rapid
development of her territory and the in
creasing splendor of her achievements
have alarmed other commercial centers.
They see that the empire of the Peerless
Princess is growing one and that acquisi-
ton of territory is liable to be the policy OF
her army of business men and of her con,
stantly increasing loyal subjects. The
policy of maintaining sort of balance OF
mower between numerous cities in the south.
west has been the policy OF the enc
mics of Wichita. IL was thought II
some half dozen cities could be evenly
built, thereby scattering the resources OF
this great country, and creating local rival
ries in southwest Kansas, it would benefit
other cities east and south of us who are
DESTROYS of controlling the trade of west
ern Kansas and the Indian Territory.
Owing to the advantageous position hello
by Wichita she has bounded ahead like
trained athlete; like conquering hero a
the head of his invincible army, stopping
not for the boundaries of empires
Wichita goes steadily, bravely Oh
to commercial greatness. These numerou
assaults on Wichita at every point supposed
vulnerable, are the last desperate rally ant
charge of our allied foes. The bravery o
her people however, will resist ever.
assault and the Peerless Princess will stan'
forth one of the great recognized centers o
trade op this continent. The contest to b
decided is whether a city in some othe
state is to control this trade, or whether
is to be controlled by city of Kansas
Turn lose your dogs of war. the prize
worth contending for. 1t is no less thai
the trade of an empire.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
LOOK OUT FOR RUM.

Look out for rum, real estate and rebel
lion when Mr.. Bradford strikes Wichita.
It is an even bet now which is the more
red headed, the attorney general or the I'M
tanned editor of Sedgwick.-kansas City
Times.
There will! be no conflict. The attorney
general will be met and circumvented by
strategy. A Wichita paper announces lnat
the joints are quietly closing up IN antici
patton of his coming, and Col. MURDOCH
has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared,
TO be gone an indefinate time. The con-
sequence will be that the attorney. general
will find the Windy Wonder looking as
prim and demure as country school marin,
and will come away feeling there is moth
ing to be done. Then everything Will go
on as before -Emporia Republican.
The Republican has had no end OF fun
in helping on the Kansas City Times
charge that Wichita was no better than she
ought to be. When the EAGLE called the
attention of the Republican to the fact that
Emporias reputation in that direction was
not much above the virtue of Caesars wife
and cited the excursion drunk, that paper
denied the charge, which put us to the ne
cessity of hunting up the facts. That
Wichita is no worse than other towns in
the state, and Emporia no better, We sub
NIT the following statement for the better
information of the Republican. We pub
lish the following, from Emporia, touching
ing the proceedings of that day and the
Republican, denial:
EMroRIA, Kan, May "a, 1887.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
see by this mornings Republican that
the EAGLE has been telling some unwel
come truths about the disgraceful exhibi
ton here during the time of the Kansas
City excursion. The Republican tries to
make out that some private parties had
shipped in the beer, but considering the
report that rs many as $50 kegs were
brought in and that it was free to every
body, that tons of ice were bought to COO
1t, and that a part of 1t was
unlOaded at vacant house on Commercial
street, and that hacks ran back and forth
to this beer rendezvous at the expense o.
the board of trade, and that when drinking
eliminated in such Joyous demonstration
rs breaking windows, knocking off larg,
bodies of plaster from the walls, and gen
orally demoralizing the building. 1t is re
ported that the board of trade paid tn
damages. 1t certainly throws the burdel
of proof on Emporia. Furthermore,
draft was drawn for the amount on
prominent member of the board of trade b.
the concern that shipped in the beer. Thes
facts make it somewhat difficult to sustain
the assertion that private parties from Kar
sas City shipped in the beer for their ow
amusement and paid for it, These are tn
facts in the case, and our readers can no'
better understand the righteous indignatio
of Father Eskridge at the calumnies of Ii
EAGLE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

east this has been pronounced as,
in some respects the most valuable.
This superiority consists in its be-
ing neither too heavy nor too hard; it does
not warp nor split under exposure. no mat
ter how prolonged, to heat or dampness, 1t
contains an essential oil which possesses
the rare property of preventing the wood
from rotting under wet conditions, and, at
the same time, acts as a preventative to
iron, and repels insects. 1t is, in addition,
handsome wood, of several varieties OF
color and grain, and takes good polish.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
THE TWO GREAT PARTIES.

George William Curtis, in speech be
fore the Commonwealth Club, says the
great parties now ''are only the shadows of
great names" The Democratic party even
in former times did some things which en-
title it to the respect of mankind, while
the Republican party will live forever in
the minds of patriots and lovers of free
dom in all lands Yet it is awfully sad,
indeed, TO contemplate that today George
William Curtis is the only solid substance
In American politics.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
Kentucky is coming to the front On

Kentucky is coming to the front. Only
q few weeks ago the country was startled
by the PRONUNCIATION of the platform of the
Democracy of Kentucky. and the remark
able speech of Henry Watterson on that
occasion. And now John NJ Klein, a
great Kentucky astronomer, is said to have
discovered the "Star of Bethlahem"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

Tuesday afternoon the Emporia club
met its fourth defeat at the hands OF the
Wichita club.-Republican.
We are not surprised at this since we
saw your boys board the train Tuesday
morning and pass around bottle OF
whisky out of which most if not all OF
them drank. Base ball Is sober mans
game. Whisky guzzlers can't play base
ball.-Marion Record.
If base ball is to be test of temperance
on the part of clubs and cities they repre-
sent, the matter of championship is settled
Wichita will bear the belt of the world.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

Marsh Murdock's visit to Topeka is sup
posed to have been for the purpose OF per
suading the attorney general to suppress
the Emporia Republican for calling the
Wichita base ball club boys "whelps. =
Commonwealth.
Correct as to our mission, but not as te
the power sought. We were after Adju
tant General Campbell and the state mill
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

The EAGLE charges Bent Murdoch with
having carried his bait in bottle during a
recent fishing excursion to the raging Wal
nut river. Such inuendoes are not becom-
ing of Marsh Murdcck, when We consider
that Bent is his cross-eyed brother.-Capi-
tai.
Probably not. had not the boy learned to
fish during his residence in Topeka
EAGLE.
We went along to cut bait and not to
fish, and carried the kind that was selected
by the EAGLE man.-Eldorado Republi-
can.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

We notice an item going the rounds to
the effect that fifty young ladies in Newton
have formed a protective society, pledged
in no way to countenance young men who
smoke, drink, or play billiards" The
result of this will probably be that good
many of the young ladies of Newton will
eventually be the owner of an Internal liar
of husband
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

Emporia has been on no drunk.-Em-
poria Republican, cath.
The one hundred kegs of beer shipped
to that city on the occasion of her recen,
excursion BOOM" fifty of which were
stored at the Coolidge and fifty at the Fifth
Avenue hotels, would hardly be suficien,
to make Emporia, hardened and copper
lined as she is, very drunk, after the out
siders had been waited on.-Osage Free
Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

Senator Ingalls, is to deliver the Mem
orial Day address at Sedan, Chatauqua
county; Senator Plumb at Garnet; Con-
gresham Perkins at Howard; Congress
man Peters at Larkin; Congressman Funs-
ton at lola, and Congressman Turner at
Beloit. Gen. J. G.. Caldwell speaks 81
Burlingame, and Col. W. A. Phillips a,
Sslina
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

The state board of railway assessors re-
port 900 miles of new railway built in
Kansas during the year ending May l,
the value of which is about IS, 900, 600.
The year ending May /, 1888. will discount
the above by many hundred miles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
AVIS AUX HABITANTS
COTONNIERS

Nous sommes lei pour roster.
Nous voulous votre cotton, ct, nous
ra1erons lie plus haut prix du a
che compliant. Venez voir notre
e%lesateur, examiner notre balance.
Nous pesens yotre coton--nous 10
dechargeons sans onvrage ct sons
charges; nous pesons vos wagons,
nous vous demons lie reeu, ct nous
payons compliant ponr votre cotton.
Ne Vendez pas avant de nous voir.
a nous payens plus que rous nc
pouvez obtenir ailleurs. an comp.
tant; comprenez bien, Gus vous
demons pas de marchandises. nous
n'avons pas dc m9gasin, ct nous ne
vouIons pas de bons chemin a notre
monlln a cotton. Nous paierons JUS.
qua nonvel ordre $500 lie miller
pour lie cotton en- grain, ceci est
Maxwell & PUTNAM,
Rose Hill Plantation.
% octohre 1886.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08

La waste savane contenant a peu
pies $4,000 acres de 1erre situee a
dix-Luit miles fOnest d'Abbeville,
ct appartenant an sousslgn6, est au.
jourdhui q peu pres complete. On
y rccevra DIES auimaux su priE sls
wants 4 partir dn mois d'octobr3
one plastre par tete pour betes b19
vine Oh chevaline par an. Les ana
'maux an.dessons dun an ne payront
rien. On mareaera les animauz Il
raison de SOC par tGte, veaux, pou.
Inns, etc, ave cette specification que
les preparedness qui possedcront
plus de so ietes anront Ia facilite de
les marqucr eux mGames sans frais.-
Acknowledgement sitnee, la savane
content tout le comfort desirable
aux eleveurs.
Pour plus amples rcnscignement
S adresser au sonSsIgne
j. PIERRE GuEYDAN,
on a Jean Abshire, Jr.
Abbeville, III scr,cmbre, 1886.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
Probate Sale.
YTa7E OF LOUISIANA
j" 25th judicial District.
Parish of Vermilion,
No. "a.
Succession of Amelie Trahan

Succession of Amelie Trahan.
By virtue Of an order from the
don. District Court aforesaid,
granted in the matter of the above
entitled and numbered succession.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be offered for sale, at public
auction. to the last and highest bid,
DER, Ton cash, to pay debts, at the
late residence Of the deceased, in the
town Of AbbevilIe, on
THURSDAY the 10Th day of Feb
ruary 1887.
the following described property, to
wit:
Lot No. So of Megret's portion
OF the town Of Abbeville, having a
front of 80 feet on St. Charles street
ny one hundred and forty-four feet 8
inches in depth, bonded On the N.
ny lot No. So, on the $ by lot No.
go, on the E. by St. Charles and W.
by lot No. 81, with all Improve.
ments.
Lot No. IS Of Megrct's portion of
Abbeville, having a front of 90 feet
on st. Charles street by one hun.
bred and fvrty.two feet six inches in
bounded on the North By
Rue des Sgurs de Charlie, S. by lot
No 66, d. by lot No. % and west
by st. Charles street, and improve
nlentS.
Lot No. "a of Megret's portion OF
A bbevi!le, having a front of ninety
!eet on Rue I,oWsianaise by one hun.
!red aud forty two feet six inches !;
bounded on the N. by lot No. 70. S.
BY lot No. Is, L by Rue louisa.
'aise, and W. by let No. &C, with
improvements.
Given under my official signature,
his 9Th day of January 1887.
H. 3. LYONS, Dep Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
NOTICE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF VERMU1ON.

25th Judicial District Court.
To Olidon Broussard, Desire O
Broussard, Carmelite Broussard,
widow Of Joseph Duhon, AdeIine
Broussard, widow Of Alexandra Oar
tez, ST., Arena Broussard, wife OF
Aristide Picard, IdoIie Bronssard,
wife of Nnma Duhon, Eligina Brous-
sard, wife Of Urs;E Duhon, Eloi
Broussard and Placide Broussard,
ell majors; and the following minors
through their tutors. to wit Ozea
Duhon, Natural T'utrix to the minors
Edita, Clarice. Elizabeth and Edna
Broussarti; WIN Suits, natural
tutor to joseph Smtts, Vanie Suits
wife of Haynes Foreman, and Numa
.Fontenot, ST., natural tutor to Numa
Eontcnot, Jr.
You will please take notice that
pursuant to an order Of the Hon'l.
25tb District Court for the parish of
"ermilion, the undersigned will on
Tuesday the 18th Cay of January
1887 proceed to prove up and re es.
tablish his title to the following des.
cribed properly, to wit:
A certain tract of land situated
in the parish of V'erm;lion, contain
ing one hundred and sixty arpents,
more or less, bounded north by An.
Denis Trahau, east, by the
Vermilion, south by Olidon
Broussard and vest ny Joseph Bon
haying a froHt on said
bayou Of FIVE arpents by depth of
arpents; said tract OF land
been bought by me on the
10th day of August 1861, from Mrs.
.ranie Landry, widow, Onezi,ne
bronssard, since deceased.
or the price and sum one thousand
dollars which has long since been
laid.
Abbeville, La, Nov. 6, 1886.
OyEZIME D. TRABAN
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
NOTICE.
Lana OfRce at New Orleans, La.
Bnc ri 1897
Jan S.-S1.

Notice is hereby given that the
following-name9 settler has filed
notice Ct his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before
the Judge or in his absence the
Clerk Of the District Court at Ab.
heviIle, La, on Saturday February
%, 1887, viz Francois Gnidry who
made Home Entry No. 6O02 for the
south half Of NV quarter sec. %, T
u. SR. / East La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses
to prove bis continuous residence
upon, and cultivation Of said land,
viz =: Desire D. BronsSard, Arthur
B%ondreaux, Lastic Dubois. Mobar
Dubois. all of Ve.mi!ion Parish, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER, Register.
JAMS 'S7.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
N 0 T | C E.
TO COTTON SELLERS,

We are here to stay! We wan,
your cotton. and will pay highest
market prices cash. Come and see
our E?euatOr, examine our scales.
We weigh your cotton, unload it
without work OR charge, weigh your
wagon, give You your receipt and
pay for your cotton j ncash. Do not
sell until you e rs, as we will pay
more than you can obtain elsewhere
in cash. Understand, we give you
no goods, we have no store, and
don't want any Good roads TO our
Gin. We will pay until further
notice (Gs23.0O) Twentv-three Dollars
per thousand pounds for seed cotton.
This is CASH.
MAXWELL e. PUTNAM,
at j. HENRY PUTNAM,
Rose Hill Plantation.
October %. 1886.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
ACard ofThan.<s.

j, "e return our sincere thanks ia
' !" uose who aided by their dona.
%ls and services to. render the
i. A.r a success, notwithstanding
n many obstacles encountered
,as as' proceeds amount to $4,000;
%as,ss ss' s222.o5; total amount
S,slI We offer our special
i, Is'.s 70 the ladies' and gentlemen
a. "ok part in the charades Mon,
\, ~. night, also to the proprietor and
dadaess. '''''oSA 'of 'he'f
t. ,,t'e 1,e are a great many Of cur
d. u ,I,l 'aoorlng uufsr the impress.
aa VA the debt IF the convent is
s III 1t is a great mistake. The
IN, The last bazaar is not sufi.
q i i. . pay half the yearly interest
h sse" Indebtedness, which amounts
,'eo per annum.
s . lass Is offered once a month at
hsf,,ra' pel Of our convent for the
tseac,aand prosperity Of all our
Ind i They also are remem.
ase M our daily prayers.
''inei Convent. Ahheville. La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
sTATE or LOUISIANA.
TWENTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT
Parish OF Vcrmillon.
n . a.

Succession Of Gustave Brassenx.
Notice is hereby given to all par.
ties interested in the said succession
or having any opposition to make to
the taLleau of debts charges and
of settlement of the community,
filed by Administrator to file
the same in writing, in
the office of the clerk O fcourt within
ten days from the date hereof.
Given under my official signature
this 3Oth day of October, 1886.
0. II. O'Bryan.
Dy.Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-08
NOTICE.
Land Office, at New Orleans, La,
Jams 'S7.
Jan'y 3, 1887.

c0b y, AoCI'
Notice is hereby given that the
follewingnamed settler has filed
notice Of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, end
that said proof will be made before
Clerk Of the District Court at Alb
neville, La, on Saturday. February
26, 1887, viz Leonard Lalande,
who made Home Entry No. 5497
for the W half Of NV quarter, Sec.
S, T. IL, SR. 3 b., La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of said land,
viz Parker Foreman. Luther Fore
man. jules Boudreaux and Marins
Boudreaux, all of Vermilien parish,
Louisiana.
THOMAS J. BUTLER, Register.
Jan. $3.50.